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Scherie Murray (R - New York businesswoman and Jamaican immigrant) to challenge AOC's seat in 2020
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She's willing to call herself a Republican so she probably doesn't hate him that much.
Yup.
Remember the time the GOP tried to call her childish and unqualified because they found an old college video of her DANCING! As if dancing was the stuff of trollops and harlots.
Right? Minneapolis and NYC fucking hate Trump. Him talking about them only makes them stronger within their home districts.
Not the organizations and officials bc they arent dumbasses, but delusional civlians from out of state who want her dead? Absolutely
All that and that's what you took for it? No where did I say anything about a "large portion"...the only reason the deal was made in the first place was because they WERE going to hire thousands of people from the nearest public housing areas, including a few in her district. It's not about the percentage of those jobs against the total workforce. For many of those people, this was their only shot at making it out of a low income bracket. AOC also had a bad response to this when, weeks later after the fallout from their withdrawal happened, she tried to claim that Amazon "should have worked with us like Google and Twitter did".
Except neither have a major headquarters here, or even a huge presence here...they have maybe 1,000 employees here, tops, that are all college degree having folks and they are based in Manhattan with zero union jobs and employees from public housing.
To say it again, the part of the deal that REQUIRED Amazon to hire untrained low income residents, many with union jobs, was the main reason people wanted this deal. For the people that supported this deal, that was THE point. Did you even read the link that I posted, where the leader of one of the largest unions in NYC explained this?
And again...this really isn't about Amazon, but the lack of effort to address the same issues, with both her still under-employed constituents, and with the many employers in her district with minimum wage-only jobs with no unionization at any level (this is the "perfect instead of progress" that Figueroa was referring to".
No one is questioning any of her other issues. But since the Amazon deal, I have heard and spoken to people in her district that feel forgotten when it comes to local economics and job/wage growth.
Them: AOC goes on talk shows too much!
Everyone else: To explain her policy ideas and decisions to millions of Americans.
Reciepts.
And even if you believed that there's still no reason to defend Cuomo going head over heels for Bezos.
It's not AOC's fault that some of her constitutents don't see eye to eye on how destructive Silicon Valley esque shit can be go the area, ESPECIALLY for low income households.
Edit:this is also ignoring the context of the deal that was cuomo's wet dream and gave waaaaayyy too much to a company that absolutely doesn't need it.
I don't understand your logic.
Why does she, as a freshman Congresswoman, need to expand her caucus when we're talking about her specific district? Her constituents will judge her based on her benefit towards her specific district. I don't know what that has to do with expanding her caucus.
Don't be suspect, post the whole quote:
"It will hire NYCHA residents, for one, to work at a new 30-person customer service center beginning next quarter, and will create a cloud computing certificate program for students at LaGuardia Community College and other CUNY and SUNY schools, ultimately aimed at providing a pathway for entry-level tech jobs. The company, as it announced yesterday, will also fund computer science courses in 132 city high schools. "
No where does it say that it is ONLY 30 jobs, that's ridiculous. Why would 32BJSEIU and other unions be for the deal?
But let me ask you...Hector Figueroa, one of the most respected union officials in the nation, and certainly one of the most respected latino figures in NYC...he is lying? Again...someone that didn't read the link, and has NO history of knowledge on unions here.
It's the only number actually provided by Amazon in public testimony. If there were more jobs earmarked for NYCHA residents Amazon would have been singing it from the rooftops. I read your link and it's fluff. Can you provide a concrete number?
Meanwhile:
No one is saying that, I'm literally restating what people in her district, that are low income, have told me and have mentioned.
She needs people to support the policies she wants to pass, that's all. It's something a future version of her can hold against her.
Being even a mildly succesful immigrant with money and being a Republican is the literal DEFINITION of serving oneself. This woman is just another puppet deplorable. I say this as a midly succesful naturalized immigrant. What a maroon...
Do you know who Hector Figueroa is? If you think his word is fluff then just say that. Also this was backed by unions that are always battling non-union corporations. All of those people are lying this one time? One of the greatest defenders of the poor in NYC history is lying?
Look at any news, or any of the reasons why the Amazon deal with rejected, it had little to do with the job numbers in any way.
People didn't want a large corporate getting a large tax breaks, and were concerned about the impact that the HQ2 would have on Queens. You won't find one quote from AOC saying that Amazon was lying about low income jobs or not having unionized jobs.
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They can waste their money. AOC has done what she was elected to do and more. Her base will show up in droves
I don't care where you're from or the color of your skin, if you can look at the current state of the country and STILL stick an (R) next to your name you can absolutely go F yourself.
She projects a bit too. AOC is all about the fame, that's why I'm going to piggyback my campaign
Typical projecting.
"Look what she's doing!" I'm actually doing thing I said she's doing.
Typical projecting.
"Look what she's doing!" I'm actually doing thing I said she's doing.
That's a fantastic ad, surprised shes a Republican though.
I would be interested to know what people think of AOC in her community that she represents. She seems like more of a national figure than a member of congress serving a constituency. Like I wonder if she is managing both fronts or neglecting one for the other.
I would be interested to know what people think of AOC in her community that she represents. She seems like more of a national figure than a member of congress serving a constituency. Like I wonder if she is managing both fronts or neglecting one for the other.
isnt even really news it's a D +a billion seat nobody with an R next to their name is going to win
That party for decades hasn't cared about middle and lower classes. Especially minorities.
or Long Island...but in the boroughs? She has no shot. That (R) next to her name is nonstarter.
And you know GOP isn't going to give a dime unless she really come out the gate talking spicy
So we know the numbers of those in NY 14 that fault her? The numbers posted for NY are sizeable.
Might I introduce you to a vast portion of the immigrant Latino community down here in south Florida.
But they are. Republicans are nazis at this point.
Or you trying to argue because she is black she can't be a Nazi?
Cause you know there were Jewish nazis right?
AOC is great
centrist primary challengers won't take her out
a fucking republican running for a seat in NYC sure as fuck won't take her out
question is when aoc is ready to run for prez
centrist primary challengers won't take her out
a fucking republican running for a seat in NYC sure as fuck won't take her out
question is when aoc is ready to run for prez
Black people are conservative. We got Christianity whipped into us. The younger generations are slowly getting liberal I hope but I still have cousins too conservative for my liking.
Why do you like her other than she openly shits on Trump and the Democratic leadership.
What's she actually accomplished?
Personally, I think AOC is the future, but this whole piling on people who have healthy scepticism is pure hypocrisy.
